Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Around 24 wild animals have been reported dead in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve due to floods and other reasons as informed by the park authority.
According to the park authority, the flood situation in the national park has improved but at least 30 per cent of areas of the park are still underwater. 21 out of 223 anti-poaching camps in the park are currently submerged.
The authority further added that out of 24 animals, six animals including a rhino, three hog deer, one wild buffalo, one swamp deer drowned in floodwaters in the park. Apart from it, 11 animals including nine hog deer, one python and one cap langur died in a vehicle hit on National Highway 37 which is passing through the national park. Four animals, including a rhino and three hog deer, died due to natural causes.
Around 1.18 lakh people in 14 districts of the state are still affected and nearly 48,000 people in Golaghat district, 46,000 people in Darrang, 16,000 people in Morigaon, 3500 people in Nagaon, 2400 people in Barpeta district are still affected by the current spate of the flood. At least 646 villages under 35 revenue circles were reeling under water and seven people drowned in floodwaters.
